There is continuing concern about prospective teachers’ knowledge and understanding of mathematics in an increasingly technological world. The Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) (2011) has recognised the importance of teachers’ literacy and numeracy and has set a standard for pre-service teacher education courses against which universities are expected to provide evidence. As a result, universities are increasingly attempting to measure their pre-service teacher education students’ achievement in literacy and numeracy. This paper reports on the outcomes of a numeracy test which all students undertook in their first semester of the course.
History
Publication title
Proceedings of the 2012 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference
Editors
J Wright
Pagination
1-11
ISSN
1324-9320
Department/School
Faculty of Education
Publisher
Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
Place of publication
Australia
Event title
2012 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference
Event Venue
University of Sydney, Australia
Date of Event (Start Date)
2012-12-02
Date of Event (End Date)
2012-12-06
Rights statement
Copyright 2012 the Authors
Repository Status
Open
Socio-economic Objectives
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum